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525  High Ropes Adventure (0)
   Join us for a day of adventure learning on the Universal Challenge Course at the National Ability Center. You'll participate in low- and high-ropes activities while learning new skills in teambuilding and communication. Low-element activities provide opportunities to practice planning, implementation, and evaluation in a fun environment. High-element activities challenge your personal boundaries and expand your levels of confidence and trust. Bring a lunch and wear shorts or long pants.

526  Men and Romantic Relationships (0)
   Men, women, singles, and partnered: Develop a greater understanding of how men form attachments and how this impacts their relationships. We'll use psychological theory as well as movies, fiction, poetry, and news stories to explore our subject. Male sexuality will also be a topic of discussion. Our focus is on relational development, understanding, and change.

527  Enjoy Each Other More (0)
   Why let the daily grind get the better of you? Improve the way you and your partner talk, listen, and resolve conflicts by learning to identify alternate ways of dealing with stumbling blocks. You'll also discover different communication styles that reduce defensiveness and new ways to interact that help both of you move forward. Hands-on and practical. No blaming, and no disclosure required.

528  Couples Communication (0)
   Improve the way you and your partner talk, listen, and resolve conflict-and build a more satisfying relationship. Learn to make communication choices and use mapping issues (a form of decision-making and problem resolution). Fee is for two.

529  Teambuilding for Families (0)
   Have fun with your family while learning the foundations of teamwork! Participate as a family in a series of adventure-based activities at the National Ability Center Universal Challenge Course. The activities teach communication and problem-solving skills and help family members understand the unique roles they play within the family. Please bring a lunch and wear shorts or long pants for the Saturday field session.

530  Parenting After Divorce (0)
   Divorce is a one-time event for an adult, but its effects will be felt throughout a child's life. Learn ways to help your child manage this transition in this important workshop. We'll cover the developmental stages of children; effective communication strategies to use with your child, your ex, and your child's school; how to look and ask for support; how to create a child-friendly environment at home; and more.

531  Don't Be Stuck: Continue to Self-Actualize (0)
   Many adults live in a mild state of 'neurotic arrest.' That means we're stuck in our psychological development. Using techniques developed by the world-renowned psychologist Abraham Maslow, we'll look at ways to promote self-actualization in each participant.

532  Ancient Medicine: Way of Heart (0)
   Learn to get back to the heart as the center of intelligence. Healthy people recognize that, as they become more heart- and less head-focused, they are able to bring more reality into every situation. With this awareness, you will better assess personal and interpersonal situations and make the one right call out of many options. Meaningful living is when you have the intuition to know and understand your specific life plan, and this comes from the heart. You will explore your imagination through a series of exercises and visualizations (meditations and guided daydreams) that can help you become more attuned to the inner sources that give you your fix on reality. This introduction provides courageous truth seekers a means to more harmony and effective living.

533  Is There a White Elephant in Your Way? (0)
   What's really holding you back from creating your perfect life? During this interactive and thought-provoking class, you will learn how to overcome blocks and obstacles and finally create the life you truly desire. You will gain a clear understanding of what stops you from attaining your dreams and learn the six principles that will help you find your ideal relationships, career, or environment. You will learn strategies to recognize and change limiting beliefs, overcome fear, uncover your life's purpose, and create a positive intention for your future. There will be opportunity for personalized attention if desired.

534  Inner Path Leadership (0)
   Leadership involves the exercise of authority, which means making decisions among the choices life presents us. This course focuses on an 'inside-out process' of leadership and personal development, emphasizing personal responsibility and ethical and moral decision making. The class takes on essential questions of being and explores core laws, principles, and values. Expect to develop a deeper understanding of leadership as a facilitator of change and new possibility.

535  Zen Meditation (0)
   Learn the postures and breathing techniques that form the backbone of Zen meditation. We'll study this 2,500-year-old tradition under the direction of Genshin Gabrysch, a monk who has been studying with Zen Master Genpo Roshi since 1983. Take this step toward stress management and physical and mental relaxation. Your mind, body, and spirit will thank you.

536  Meditation: Five Distinct Approaches (0)
   Take one day to clear your mind and body of the wear and tear of the daily grind. Learn to relax your body and your mind so you can be fresh to handle the challenges you face. Learn techniques to allow your body to fully relax and rejuvenate, and experience meditation in the Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sufi traditions. Learn mantra meditation, breathing exercises, and mindfulness techniques. Wear loose clothing, bring a blanket (to stretch on), and pack a lunch (going out for lunch breaks concentration) for a day away from the normal routine.

537  Creative Juices for Women (0)
   .Discover your creative potential in a class that's about the process-not the product. Group support will allow you to take creative risks and develop your unique voice, leaving you with increased confidence in your creative self. In a safe and playful environment, you'll get the chance to experiment with and experience various artistic forms.

538  Uncovering the Secrets of Intuition (0)
   Would you like to really develop your intuition? During this fun, interactive class, you will learn what intuition is, how to use it in your everyday life, and how it can help you make better decisions. Developing your intuition can help bring balance back into your life while inspiring you to reach for your dreams. When you use your intuition, you open the window of your soul.

539  Women Growing Into Wisdom: Enhancing Transitions Across Life's Course (0)
   Rarely heard are the female voices that express the knowledge and blessings that come with age. Why is that? This workshop suggests that culture impacts the way we per ceive ourselves; that we need a more balanced view of women and aging; and that a fuller understanding of the developmental aspects of being female can deepen our experience of growth in the middle and later years of life. What drives our overemphasis on appearance and youth? How does this limit or thwart women, especially in the later years? We will utilize scholarly and popular writings, poetry, media, discussions, and personal projects with the goal of examining those interpretations that support womanhood as a continuous process of growth, expansion, and production-a process that allows a woman to grow into her own wisdom.

540  Personal Mythology: In Search of Symbolic Patterns (0)
   Based on a Freudian and Jungian understanding of dreams, this seminar explores universal patterns of thought. Through simple exercises, we'll examine how color symbolism and its association with various emotional and physical manifestations provide a better understanding of oneself. Common motifs of dreams and myths will be outlined for individual/personal interpretation.

541  Make Color Work for You (0)
   Learn how color adds dimension to your personality and style as we explore its use in your clothes, home, office, and garden. We'll work with color fundamentals and identify color groups by using a color wheel; mixing primary, secondary, and intermediate watercolors; and sampling color with swatches. No art experience is necessary. Gain confidence in your color choices and add your personal touch to your environment.

542  Finding Time Series (0)
   Attend courses 543-001 through 546-001 at a reduced series rate. Discover how to simplify and organize your life so you can find the time to do the things you really want. If you can't find the time to take this workshop, it's for you!

543  Finding Time: Prioritizing Simplified (0)
   Once we follow through on our heartfelt priorities, it's easy to live our lives with purpose and pleasure. We will explore fun and fulfilling ways to approach this task.

544  Finding Time: Feng Shui Fun (0)
   Feng shui is the ancient Chinese study that draws parallels between the arrangement of our living spaces and the quality of our lives. Become familiar with simple feng shui concepts that you can immediately apply to your living and work environments.

545  Finding Time: Organizational Tips and Tricks (0)
   Once your priorities are in order and you have cleared away what no longer serves you, it's time to organize. You will receive innovative organizational tips and create a loose-leaf book for all those papers, pictures, and projects you want to access easily

546  Finding Time: Creativity (0)
   We are here in this world to create, whether it is a business, a movement, a child, or a piece of art. We will explore the many aspects of creativity, and each of us will create our own collage. Collaging is a powerful way of visually reminding ourselves what is important. Choosing what you look at and what you focus on can change your life.

547  All About Chakras (0)
   Eastern tradition teaches that we have wheels of energy that unite and balance our spiritual and physical aspects. Understanding the body's seven basic chakras will help you balance this energy within yourself. In this experiential workshop, we'll use real-life situations and introspective activities to see how chakra levels of awareness work.

548  Dream Work (0)
   Dreams are fragile, transient windows into the subconscious, and working with them is an art. Explore their psychological landscape as we see how dreams are shaped, what influences dreams, and how we can increase our dream memories. Discussions of deram interpretation will help you to understand the collective traditional symbolic and metaphorical messages found in dreams.

549  Manifest Money Miraculously (0)
   .Learn the secrets of effortlessly attracting unlimited wealth. By discovering the principles of prosperity, you will learn how to draw infinite abundance to you. Unleash your innate genius and become a money magnet!

550  Cultivating Joy: A One-day Retreat for Women (0)
   Join us for a day of discovery, play, and learning. This retreat begins with a gentle Hatha Yoga practice appropriate for everyone and includes an exploration of the wisdom found in ordinary lives brought under reflection. You'll also tap into your inner muse using visual art, movement, story, and deep play. The day concludes with fun and effective tools and specific feng shui techniques that activate desired change. Special fee includes light breakfast and catered lunch. This is a day to set aside for you, your mother, sister, daughter, friend!

551  Fountain of Youth: Staying Happy as You Age (0)
   How do you remain happy and vital as you age? Technologies, lifestyles, and social changes are keeping pace with the baby boomers-see what's available to help you age with pleasure and respect.

552  Blended Families (0)
   Having trouble blending two families together? You are not alone. Remarriages and new relationships always introduce new challenges into established family structures-and what you think might work well to help the transition often ends up making things worse. Spend a day learning about common problems and the techniques to manage them. Hands on and practical-no blaming allowed, and no self-disclosure required.

553  Psychic Experiential: Ancient & Modern Tech (0)
   Experience the dynamic information that's beyond your five senses as we work with divination, ESP, and psychic awareness. Through hands-on experience and discussion, we'll explore tarot, channeling, palmistry, numerology, runes, I Ching, crystal balls, telepathy, past lives, and more. Open your personal awareness of the universe as you learn to negotiate your space in the world and the consciousness beyond.

555  The Pleasure of My Company (0)
   How difficult is it to spend time alone with yourself? Not the stay-at-home kind of time, but doing such things as going to a movie, or dinner, or on a trip by yourself. This fun course will help you get comfortable with the pleasure of your own company. And, by learning to do things and go places alone, you'll also discover the time spent with others is always enhanced.

556  Get Out of the Box (0)
   What is 'the Box'? It's all of society's messages about who we should be, how we should behave, what we should want. We've heard these messages so many times and so many ways that we're no longer aware of them. And yet these messages are so powerful they shape every facet of our lives. This course will improve your understanding of how society works and how it affects you as an individual. Ultimately, you'll see your world differently, freeing you to exercise more choice in creating the life you want to live-getting out of the box.

557  Every day is a Good Day with Mediatation (0)
   Through the gentle transformative power of the 2,500-year-old tradition of Zen meditation, find how the simple practice of sitting meditation can transform your life so every day truly is a good day.

558  How to Interpret Your Doodles (0)
   Those doodles on the margins of notebooks or on the scratch pad by the telephone have hidden depths! Learn how to interpret their messages of wisdom and guidance, especially in times of stress, and how they express our true feelings.

559  Igniting your Creative Passion (0)
   Even if you don't consider yourself artistic, this class will open your soul to the creative spirit within you. Get in touch with the arts or music, photography, dancing, drawing, writing poetry, playing an instrument, gardening, or just playing. Learn how to stop procrastinating and regain your sense of creative power.

560  The Courage to be the Real You (0)
   What would your life be like if you knew you could never fail? You really can free yourself from all that holds you back when you develop the inner confidence to be the real you. Say good-bye to self-doubt and the inner critic and unleash your absolute potential. The only thing separating you from success is you. Don't wait!

562  Reading the Tarot (0)
   Develop insights that serve your personal development and the development of those around you by learning to read tarot cards. Working with an array of spreads and decks, students will learn the meanings of cards in the major and minor arcanas along with techniques and exercises to help you read for yourself and others. This fun and challenging course will have you reading the first night! Please bring a tarot deck to the first class. A Waite or Crowley deck or a variation thereof is recommended.

563  Hardiness Training (0)
   What is your hardiness level? Personal hardiness is the degree to which you manage stresses in life caused by change and transitions such as marriage, births, deaths, divorce, career shifts, illness, relocation, and retirement. Learn to turn adversity into learning, growth, and personal renewal.

564  Finding Purpose in Midlife (0)
   A red convertible may make you feel better about your 40th or 50th birthday, but for most of us, a car does not sarisfy the craving for a purposeful life. This intensive course helps you connect in a deep way with past experiences, personal assets, and key motivations. Then, using information from exercises and breakout sessions, you'll systematically identify what your life purpose is and see how to find opportunities to express it. We are fortunate to live in an age when longevity gives us the chance to live a second adult life. If you are a serious seeker, this workshop will start you on your way.

565  Introduction to Shamanism (0)
   Begin to learn about the altered states of consciousness associated with Shamanism. Shamanic techniques have been passed down for generations by medicine people who comfortably enter their own unconscious for learning, knowledge, and healing. We will learn the value of ritual and ceremony in enhancing and accessing altered states. We will learn breathing techniques to enhance our own energy fields, and we'll form a 'healing circle' as we scan one another's energy fields and send and receive energy. Specific art techniques will take us out of the literal brain and help us access the deeper levels of myth and symbols that are the home of the Shaman.

566  Communicating With Your Partner (0)
   Would you like to improve your relationship, feel closer, and be more intimate with your partner? There's only one true secret to relationships that work: communication. Communication is the key to strong, healthy, long-lasting relationships. In this class, you will begin to understand how to effectively open your heart so you can speak your truth, listen to your partner's, and be heard. We'll work with body language, tone of voice, and word choices to help create the understanding you've always wanted. Fee is for two people.

567  Sibling Rivalry (0)
   It's a common subject of daytime TV and pop psych literature. But are sibling rivalries myth or reality? What should parents know about rivalries? What should siblings know about them? This course will explore family dynamics, intimacy, empathy, intra-family competition, and emotional process as we look at family case studies and open the floor to participant discussion.

568  Beginning Astrology (0)
   Would you like to understand the energy of the planets and universe and how they play into your life and the lives of others? Begin to develop this understanding as we focus on the zodiac signs and the meaning of the planets and houses. You'll get lots of hands-on experience, group interaction, and a text to guide you (covered by special fee).

569  Shamanism: Journey of the Soul (0)
   Receive shamanic initiations through rites of passage and ritual that will enable you to engage the four primary animistic archetypes for personal empowerment and knowledge. We'll practice seeing, sensing, and tracking energy using these archetypes as we work with the art of shamanic journeying. Suggested prerequisite: Introduction to Shamanism or comparable experience.

570  Letting Go (0)
   Forgiveness is a means of healing emotional wounds while increasing your personal power, serenity, and self-love. In a safe, non-confrontational environment, you'll learn to recognize and clear obstacles that block your path as you are guided through a step-by-step letting-go process. You will practice shifting from a fear base to a love base while eliminating judgmental behaviors and improving your health.

571  Raising Successful Children (0)
   We all want our children to have high self-esteem so they can take on life's challenges with confidence and enthusiasm. But how is that done? You will learn to assess your child's and your own personality styles and individualize a realistic approach that builds on strengths. Get the knowledge, hands-on tools, and building blocks you need to make a difference in this fun, interactive course. Through games, role plays, handouts, videos, and worksheets, you'll learn the components of self-esteem and how to teach indispensable skills for a successful and happy life. Whether your child is 5, 15, or 50, this course is for you!

572  Andean Meditation (0)
   Learn simple but powerful techniques to clear heavy energy from yourself and others, then explore the mystical relationship beween the heart and the cosmos known since the pre-Incan days. We'll connect with the natural world through the munay, a center of consciousness located in the area of the heart, as we learn meditative techniques practiced in the Peruvian Andes. Except during inclement weatherclass will be conducted out of doors in a quiet, natural setting, it may require short hikes. Although the majority of the class is experiential, stories and slides will provide a cultural context for the practice.

573  Positive Thinking for Positive Outcomes (0)
   Are you ready for 2003 to be better than 2002? It can happen when you think your way to a better life. Working with the positive mental conditioning used by the most successful people in business, we'll lead you past victim thinking to an ownership state of mind. Learn how mass media steers you in the wrong direction, and discover why humans, as the only creatures on earth capable of setting goals, must do so to maintain happiness and success. Clear your mind of a lifetime of negative patterns and find your life's true purpose.

574  Intermediate Tarot (0)
   Deepen your understanding of Tarot as we progress into more intensive group work/practice, advanced reading techniques, complex spreads, and a fuller study of Tarot symbolism, history, and its correspondences to other oracle systems. A Waite or Crowley deck or variation thereof is required.

575  Communicating with Your Self (0)
   Our self talk determines the quality of our lives and our potential to be happy. What do you tell yourself when no one is listening? Many of us focus on negative stories about the world, our relationships, the way we look, and how others see us. This class is designed to teach you to finally say good-bye to the negative thoughts that stop you from living a peaceful and fulfilling life. You will discover how to create self talk that supports you every day and in every way, and you will finally know what it means to be your own best friend. All limitations for the future can be overcome by changing the way in which you talk to yourself today.

576  Couples Massage (0)
   Massage is comforting, relaxing, and pleasurable; it enhances intimacy and communication between partners, reduces stress, and helps prevent and heal injuries. Learn Sweedish massage basics in this hands-on class as you explore various techniques with your partner. We'll also cover setting up your environment, how to 'read' the receiver, and contraindications of massage. We will be working on the floor; please bring two or three bed pillows, a mat/blanket to lie on, and a sheet. Although skin to skin contact is best for massage, we will massage through clothing for this class. Please wear shorts and a tank top or jog bra, and bring drinking water. Pregnant women are welcome and should bring extra pillows for support. You will be provided with massage oil to take home.

577  Shamanism III (0)
   A continuation of Into to Shamanism.

578  Zen and Christianity (0)
   A one day experiential workshop exploring the common ground of these two great paths of Western and Eastern spirituality. Experience how Zen meditation can enrich and deepen life within the Christian tradition and what Christianity can bring to Zen. Please wear loose comfortable clothing.

579  Shamanistic Soul Retrieval (0)
   We long for something, and we don't know what. We think we'll find completion with what we do or with someone else, yet we don't. What keeps us from engaging our passion? Where did we hide it, and how do we reclaim it? Join other women seekers as we use Shamanic techniques of altered states to retrieve what we have lost. Learn how to once again own your passion, power, and voice during this spiritual weekend journey.

580  Advanced Shamanism (0)
   Continue your study of Shamanistic practices and rituals.

581  Enhance Your Romantic Relationship (0)
   Does your relationship feel humdrum or stale? Are you looking for a partner but having trouble expressing or receiving love? Explore the dynamics of relationship in this insightful class. We will cover how to talk from the heart, how the differing psyches of men and women create different nonverbal and verbal communication patterns (and what to do about them), the importance of finding the time for romance amidst life's chaos, what it means to feel taken for granted, and more.

582  Life Beyond Diagnosis (0)
   Are you or a loved one living with a serious illness? Using Shamanistic traditions and altered states of consciousness, learn how to step outside the dis-ease so you regain your identity as a whole, vital, and contributing being. Turn fear into power for both the person with illness and his or her family and friends.

583  Embracing Change (0)
   Are you stuck in a personal or work pattern that you dislike? Are you being asked to make a change you'd rather not accommodate? Working with the positive mental conditioning used by the most successful people in business, we'll lead you past victim thinking to an understanding of how you have the power to create or work with changes so they lead you to the life you desire. Learn how mass media steers you in the wrong direction, and discover why humans, as the only creatures on earth capable of setting goals, must do so to maintain happiness and success. Clear your mind of negative patterns and find your life's true purpose. Don't be stuck--embrace the opportunity to change!

584  The Beauty of Birth (0)
   Women have been birthing babies since time began, and it is a wondrous experience! Make your birthing engagement your own. In this four-session course, we will address the myths and fears that surround birthing; you will learn to recognize your fears and change them to your power. We'll cover advanced techniques of meditation to allow you to release and relax. Using guided journeys, you will travel outside time to experience birth, allowing your body and mind to move into the experience with comfort. Note: These techniques are meant to be used in conjunction with medical supervision and are intended for personal growth only.

931  Interpersonal Communication: How to Talk from the Heart (0)
   Speaking from the heart involves both the right and left brains. The left brain helps us organize what we want to say in some understandable order. The right brain makes it possible to speak - and listen - with conviction, compassion, caring, and understanding both the words of others and their emotional messages. See how body language, word choice, tone of voice, and listening impact your interpersonal communications.